A coronavirus antibodies test that was administered to 5,754 employees in Major League Baseball returned positive results for 60 individuals, the league revealed Sunday.
The study, which was conducted in mid-April, was administered among employees in 26 of the league's 30 teams. A total of 10,000 tests were distributed to teams and were completed by those who could get access via stay-at-home measures. Results were received almost immediately via a pin-prick blood test.
Of the 60 positive tests—representative of 0.7% of those tested—70% had been asymptomatic. Men comprised 60% of the study, and surveys taken by the individuals showed 2.